Articles filed under Health Crises
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Candidates: DuPage must do more to fight heroinOct 22, 2018 1:00 am - DuPage is spending $100,000 this year to combat the opioid crisis, but candidates in one county board race say more needs to be done. The opioid epidemic has become a ke...
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Deadly attack amid Ebola outbreak stalls containment effortsOct 21, 2018 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Congolese rebels killed 15 civilians and abducted a dozen children in an attack at the epicenter of the latest deadly Ebola outbreak, Congo's militar...
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'Dark day': Congo rebels kill 2 health agents fighting EbolaOct 20, 2018 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Congo's health minister called it a "dark day" for everyone fighting the deadly Ebola outbreak after rebels shot and killed two medical agents with t...
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Immunotherapy scores a first win against some breast cancersOct 20, 2018 7:00 am - For the first time, one of the new immunotherapy drugs has shown promise against breast cancer in a large study that combined it with chemotherapy to treat an aggressive...
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EU drug agency urges approval for dengue vaccineOct 19, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Europe's drug regulator has recommended approving the first vaccine for dengue despite concerns about the vaccine's wide use and a lawsuit in the Philippin...
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Journal retracts stem cell work by former Harvard scientistOct 18, 2018 7:00 am - The New England Journal of Medicine has retracted a 2011 study and is investigating two earlier ones describing stem cell research by a former Harvard Medical School sci...
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AP Explains: Why Congo's latest Ebola outbreak is worryingOct 17, 2018 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The World Health Organization has announced that Congo's latest outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus is not yet considered a global health emergency. S...
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UN: Ebola outbreak is worrying but not a global emergencyOct 17, 2018 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization says it is "deeply concerned" by the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo but the situation does not yet warrant being declared a ...
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Obesity surgery may lower heart attack danger in diabeticsOct 16, 2018 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Obesity surgery may dramatically lower the danger of heart attacks and strokes in patients with diabetes, new research suggests, reinforcing evidence that...
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Mysterious paralyzing illness found among kids in 22 statesOct 16, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials on Tuesday reported a jump in cases of a rare paralyzing illness in children, and said it seems to be following an every-other-year...